Executive Functioning Social Stories Bundle

This social story bundle includes 3 social stories that are important for children with executive functioning weaknesses. These stories are all set during the Westward Expansion time period to teach a skill and then return to modern times for the children to personalize and apply these skills to their lives. The skills that these social stories focus on are Time Management, Task Initiation, and Focus & Remember. Don't start another school year without this bundle!

Designed for students in grades 3rd-5th grade.

1. Focus and Remember ($7.50)

• Focus and memory recall are two vital executive functioning skills. Teaching a child to focus with the purpose of remembering will result in improved fact retention and memory recall. You and your student will feel less frustrated and more confident as he learns to focus and remember. Academic achievement and social emotional health will both improve as students learn to focus and remember. Gone are the sweet preschool years when most lessons were teacher directed. It's time to teach kids independence!
• Unit includes: Instructional story, Interactive (fill-in-the-blank) story, Dear Adult, Class Call Backs, Mining History Fact Sheets, What to Focus on Posters, Reflection Cards, Memory Game, Strategy Posters, Coloring Pages, Behavior Contract, Coupons, & Award Certificate
• 37 pages

2. Task Initiation ($7.50)

• Starting a task, or task initiation as teachers call it, is hard for many kids. Some kids don't know how to get started and others are avoiding the task on purpose. This western themed instructional story teaches upper elementary kids strategies to Organize, Prioritize, and Get Started. Several supplemental tools will helps teachers and parents guide students from task initiation to task completion. Gone are the sweet preschool years when most lessons were teacher directed. It's time to teach kids independence!
• Unit includes: Instructional story, Interactive (fill-in-the-blank) story, Visual Charts, Reflection Form, Strategy Poster, Behavior Contract & Award Certification, Project Planning Guide, Work Completion Chart, Decision Matrix, Motivation Inventory
• 41 pages

3. Time Management ($8.50)

• Time management is a vital executive functioning skill, especially in upper elementary. Teaching a child to manage his time wisely will result in improved task initiation, task completion, and focus. Academic achievement and social emotional health will both improve as students learn to identify the tasks they need to accomplish, estimate how much time the tasks will take, prioritize their tasks, and monitor their progress.
• Unit includes: Instructional story, Interactive (fill-in-the-blank) story, Dear Adult, Wise vs. Wasteful Self-assessment Tools, Strategy Posters, Behavior Contract, Coupons, & Award Certificate
• 35 pages